Had a visit to physio yesterday and he's given me different excersise to do as I felt the others I had wasn't pushing me enough. Last night I kept bumping in to things, not so bad now, I don't want to put myself in a wheelchair yet as I feel I'll get too dependent on it and take the easy option.

Hi Maridale, One tip that I find helps before I stand up, I strech my arms, upper torso and legs an the carefuly start moving. I find it helps not to bump into things. Some how that helps to wake up my muscles.

There is scientific research showing that following a program of exercise designed for people with Ataxia can reset your body by 2 years. I will find the study and report back. You might ask your doctor to prescribe it as therapy. There is another study that showed walking on a treadmill while supported (perhaps holding the rails) improved the gait of ataxic patients

Thank you sunvox, and thank you for all of your informative posts. You have done so much research, and shared so much invaluable info with the rest of us, I just wanted to let you know how much your input is appreciated.